Nevada County picayune., 1887-07-06

letter which had been lying open upon it, and the editors quick eye had grasped it's contents at a glance.
 Blanche gave one terrified look, and then, forgettful of everything, sprang forward and clutched the fatal letter.
 "Oh, how could you" she gasp ed, glaring at the innOcently-of lending editor through her tears.
 "My dear young lady, it was wholly unintentional on my part! 1 had looked at it before 1 thought of it's not belonging to the story," continued this soft-hearted editor, growing confidential in his efforts to be cOnsOling. 1T once received the same kind of letter. Your stO- ry is very pretty one, prettily told, and think can use it in my magazine"
 He would properly have taken it if it had been d Mother. c Oose rhyme, so thoroughly sympathetic had he become under the magic in. huence of the bright tears.
 ''Well," said Blanche, recovering her self-possession. II will tell you all about it." and in simple, straightforward manner, she told him of the return of the manu script. and the letter accompany ing it. ''I did not mean that you should know 1t had been declined once," she said, with charming can. dor, the swift blushes dying her cheeks. Was it very wrong for me not to tell yOu!"
 Not at all," said this unabashed young man, smiling in spite of him self at her earnestness
 "Whyn he exclaimed, as he mo- ticed the name and address at the bottom of the last page. 'Do you live at No. 373 C. street."
 "Yes, l have lived there five years"
 "Then am delighted to have met my door neighbor. live at No. 27l.'
 It was now Blanche's turn to be astonished. To think that she had thus ignOmiuiously introduced her self to her nearest neighbor!
 "Why, I have never seen yon,' she began.
 "Nor 1 you," he interrupted, ''but that is not so very strange. I have been boarding there for on- ly two weeks. and as l go away quite early in the morning and it is dark when 1 get home these short afternoons, we could easily miss seeing each other"
 Well" said Blanche, laughing. ly, comprehending the novelty of the situation, II feel heartily ashamed that you have met me under such unfavOrable circum- stances. In the first place l had expected to see a bald.headed old man. I had the impression that all editors Were old and bald. Beng completely surprised at not find. ing the individual l had pictured to myself, and being a little con science stricken over my deceit concerning the manuscript. l fear I lost my self-possessiOn."
 You are certainly excusable un- der these trying circumstances" said the editor, smiling. By the way, I beg the liberty to tell you my name; my name is also Ray. mond-Raymond Douglass,' and he drew from his pocket card, which he passed to her.
 Miss Raymond" continued this audaciOus young man. 'l will look over this manuscript careful lp, and if J should happen to find some little mistakes might T"- hesitatingly-''might call, say to-. morrow evening, to have you rec tify them? l know you would much prefer correcting them in your own way, and would be ex' tremely happy to afford you that privilege. Besides, l am Il neigh Dor, and sometimes very lonely" he added, with a melancholy glance from the brown eyes.
 How could Blanche refuse this handsome young editor who had all the wiles of his pro OfessiOns Be. sides, was it not very kind of him to take such an interest in her poor little story!
 With blush and smile she told him he might come, and then, with a pleasant goodbye, left MT,